The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 17, 2196
Waning Crescent
21.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:53 AM
4:16 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.7%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3386
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 | 304.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.4° / 232.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 02m / 7.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.74° / -3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.14° / 5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.34° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.