The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 17, 1927
Last Quarter
49.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:41 PM
2:10 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.1%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 59
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 283.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 48m / 24.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.56° / 2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.13° / -3.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.28° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.