The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 17, 1922
Waning Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 AM
4:09 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -3
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 | 319.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.4° / 229.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 56m / 5.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.39° / -1.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.38° / 2.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.04° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.