The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 17, 2152
Waning Gibbous
85.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 PM
11:42 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.3%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2842
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 | 225.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.9° / 304.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 23.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.90° / 1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.57° / -1.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.82° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.