The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 17, 2183
Waxing Crescent
1.1% 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
8:32 AM
7:41 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3226
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.4° / 142.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 19m / -10.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.73° / 3.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.63° / -4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.36° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.