The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 17, 2027
Waning Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 PM
10:05 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1296
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.5° / 319.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 02m / 22.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.49° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.29° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.00° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.