The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 17, 1943
Waning Gibbous
81.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 PM
11:51 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.0%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 257
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 | 231.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.6° / 295.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 57m / 18.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.11° / -4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.37° / 6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.55° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.