The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 17, 2174
Last Quarter
49.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.6%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3114
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.3° / 275.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 51m / 25.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.07° / 4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.53° / -4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.46° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.