The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 17, 2172
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
6:50 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3090
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.4° / 155.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 32m / -9.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.95° / -0.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.83° / 0.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.65° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 345.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.