The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 17, 2030
Waning Gibbous
68.3% 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
11:08 PM
1:17 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.3%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1333
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 | 248.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.6° / 286.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 13m / 21.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.97° / -2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.23° / 3.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.95° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.