The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 17, 2065
Waning Gibbous
89.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 PM
11:07 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.8%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1766
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 217.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.9° / 310.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 56m / 24.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.96° / 3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.16° / -4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.55° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.