The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 17, 2169
Waning Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 AM
5:48 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3052
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,400 km.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.9° / 203.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / 9.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.04° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.14° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.19° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.