The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 17, 2162
Waxing Gibbous
73.9% 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
3:57 PM
2:26 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.9%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2966
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 | 118.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.5° / 59.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 34m / -9.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.87° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.29° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.34° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.