The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 17, 2100
Waxing Gibbous
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 PM
7:15 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2199
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.5° / 343.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 04m / 10.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.85° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.02° / -3.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.98° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.