The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 17, 2170
Waxing Gibbous
58.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:51 PM
12:22 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.8%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3065
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 | 100.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.5° / 87.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 32m / -23.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.48° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.55° / 6.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.95° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.