The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 17, 1928
Waxing Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 AM
8:04 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 72
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.1° / 134.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 26m / -22.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.48° / -0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.25° / 1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.66° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| 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.