The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 17, 2029
Waxing Gibbous
80.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:23 PM
3:13 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.5%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1321
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 | 127.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.8° / 47.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 10m / -6.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.25° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.30° / -5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.41° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.