The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 17, 2037
Waxing Gibbous
66.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 PM
1:21 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.1%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1420
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 | 108.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.5° / 76.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 05m / -18.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.33° / -1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.17° / 2.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.01° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.4° |
| 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.