The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 17, 2040
Waxing Gibbous
91.9% 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
5:55 PM
4:36 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1457
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 | 147.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.7° / 16.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 38m / -7.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.07° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.24° / 6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.03° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.