The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 17, 1923
Waxing Gibbous
59.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.0%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 10
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 100.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.4° / 91.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 20m / -16.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.57° / 3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.15° / -3.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.11° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.