The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 17, 2083
First Quarter
45.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:41 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.5%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1989
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 | 84.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.3° / 98.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 24m / -23.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.17° / -1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.74° / 2.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.22° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.