The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 17, 2064
First Quarter
55.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 PM
12:09 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.1%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1754
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.9° / 88.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 13m / -21.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.80° / -1.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.27° / 1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.83° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.