The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 17, 2144
Waning Gibbous
72.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:56 PM
12:45 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2743
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 | 243.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.2° / 287.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 53m / 18.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.38° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.67° / 6.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -69.41° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.