The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 17, 2163
Waning Gibbous
74.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 PM
12:33 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.2%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2978
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 241.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.1° / 289.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 40m / 18.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.15° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.90° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.03° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.8° |
| 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.