The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 17, 2056
Waxing Gibbous
70.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 PM
1:42 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.0%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1655
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 113.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.9° / 71.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 27m / -17.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.52° / -2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.10° / 4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.22° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.