The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 17, 2154
Waxing Gibbous
85.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 PM
3:39 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.9%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2867
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 | 135.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.6° / 37.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 51m / -10.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.12° / -2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.82° / 4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.73° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.