The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 17, 2198
Waning Gibbous
93.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 PM
10:14 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.7%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3411
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 | 209.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.3° / 313.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 26m / 19.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.89° / 0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.88° / -0.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.62° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.