The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 17, 2116
Waxing Gibbous
85.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 PM
3:37 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.5%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2397
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 | 135.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.4° / 38.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 51m / -11.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.69° / -3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.59° / 5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.14° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.