The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 17, 2070
Waxing Gibbous
94.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 PM
5:14 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.3%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1828
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 152.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.5° / 10.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 46m / 0.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.89° / 1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.82° / -1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.98° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.