The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 17, 1901
Waxing Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 AM
9:12 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -262
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.5° / 123.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 15m / -19.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.52° / 3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.58° / -3.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.81° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.