The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 17, 2195
Waxing Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 PM
6:12 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3374
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 162.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.4° / 358.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 17m / 6.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.74° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.61° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.30° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.