The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 17, 2187
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 PM
7:40 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3275
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.8° / 329.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 44m / 5.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.36° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.65° / 6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.28° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 141.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.