The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 17, 2089
Waxing Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 PM
5:46 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2063
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 | 158.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.5° / 1.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 11m / 1.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.19° / 0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.83° / -0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.17° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.