The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 17, 1924
Waning Gibbous
78.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 PM
11:03 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.9%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 22
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 | 234.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.3° / 303.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 13m / 18.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.75° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.44° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.45° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.