The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 17, 2048
Waxing Gibbous
82.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 PM
3:25 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.3%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1556
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 | 130.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.9° / 43.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 21m / -4.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.30° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.16° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.63° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.