The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 17, 2189
Waxing Gibbous
61.3% 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
4:02 PM
12:34 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.3%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3300
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 | 102.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.6° / 85.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 46m / -23.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.76° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.65° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.16° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.