The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 17, 1941
Waning Crescent
11.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:09 AM
4:14 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.4%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 232
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 | 320.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.2° / 228.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 5.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.60° / -0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.37° / 1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.84° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.