The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 17, 2113
First Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2360
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 | 86.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.1° / 97.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 30m / -24.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.50° / -2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.89° / 3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.17° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.1° |
| 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.