The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 17, 2165
Waxing Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 PM
5:05 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3003
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 | 151.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.7° / 10.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 49m / -2.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.51° / -1.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.94° / 2.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.32° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.