The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 17, 2043
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 PM
6:36 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1494
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 | 168.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.6° / 348.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 45m / 6.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.77° / 1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.58° / -0.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.18° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.