The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 17, 2167
Waxing Crescent
18.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 AM
9:52 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.6%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3028
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.9° / 116.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 57m / -19.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.03° / 3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.17° / -4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.02° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.