The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 17, 2193
Last Quarter
45.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:24 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3349
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 | 274.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.7° / 271.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 10m / 23.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.65° / 3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.94° / -3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.26° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.