The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 17, 1903
Waning Crescent
10.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 AM
4:12 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -238
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.4° / 227.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 00m / 4.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.68° / -1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.14° / 3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.24° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.