The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 17, 2199
Waning Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 AM
5:29 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3423
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 | 332.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.7° / 191.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 43m / -2.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.99° / -3.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.48° / 5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.27° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.