The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 17, 2049
Waning Gibbous
60.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 PM
1:51 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.3%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1568
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 | 258.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.0° / 279.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 55m / 19.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.91° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.56° / 5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -74.74° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.