The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 17, 2097
Waxing Gibbous
87.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 PM
3:51 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.1%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2162
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 | 138.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.7° / 33.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 04m / -10.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.14° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / 5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.78° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.