The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 17, 2188
Waning Crescent
10.6% 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
4:11 AM
5:45 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3287
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.9° / 205.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 22m / 9.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.44° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.66° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.01° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.0° |
| 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.