The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 17, 1931
Waxing Crescent
43.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:48 PM
10:42 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.1%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 109
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 | 81.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.8° / 111.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 09m / -27.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.28° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.51° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.73° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.