The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 17, 2155
Waning Gibbous
57.1% 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
11:47 PM
2:46 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.1%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2879
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 | 262.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 283.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 12m / 27.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.07° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.66° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.66° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.2° |
| 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.