The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 17, 1949
Waning Crescent
23.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:18 AM
3:49 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.6%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 331
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.7° / 255.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 59m / 16.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.03° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.57° / -4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.19° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.