The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 17, 1934
Waxing Gibbous
71.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 PM
12:49 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.2%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 146
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 114.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.8° / 79.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 23m / -14.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.60° / 1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.22° / -0.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 64.70° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.