The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 17, 2197
First Quarter
46.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.4%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3399
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.2° / 93.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 28m / -19.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.65° / 2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.25° / -2.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.78° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.1° |
| 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.