The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 17, 2184
Waxing Gibbous
93.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 PM
5:03 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.9%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3238
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 151.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.2° / 10.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 50m / -3.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.52° / -2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.13° / 3.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.52° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.8° |
| 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.