The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 17, 2024
Full Moon
99.9% 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
6:51 PM
7:52 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1259
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.6° / 334.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 39m / 12.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.47° / 1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.94° / -1.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.17° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 38.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.