The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 17, 2136
Waning Gibbous
55.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:56 PM
2:53 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.8%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2644
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 | 263.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 282.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 21m / 27.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.12° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.27° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.03° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.