The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 17, 2068
Last Quarter
53.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.5%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1803
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 272.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 29m / 17.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.23° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.72° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.55° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.