The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 17, 2151
First Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2830
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 | 92.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.5° / 94.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 56m / -24.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.28° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.60° / 5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.75° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.