The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 17, 2175
Waxing Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 AM
7:56 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3127
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.0° / 135.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 26m / -23.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.10° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.65° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.69° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.