The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 17, 2086
Waxing Gibbous
70.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 PM
2:00 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.4%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2026
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 114.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.6° / 65.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 19m / -10.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.81° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.36° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.18° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.