The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 17, 2125
Waning Gibbous
75.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 PM
12:30 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.2%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2508
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 | 239.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 290.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 35m / 19.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.11° / -4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.80° / 5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.63° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.