The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 17, 2181
Waxing Gibbous
74.4% 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
4:01 PM
2:27 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.4%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3201
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 119.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.9° / 59.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 38m / -9.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.89° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.14° / -5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 64.54° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.