The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 10, 1917
Waning Crescent
24.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:25 AM
3:17 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.7%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -65
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 300.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.2° / 253.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 15m / 12.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.42° / -3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.63° / 5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.37° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.