The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 17, 1951
Waning Gibbous
92.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 PM
9:36 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 356
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 | 211.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.0° / 327.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 26m / 23.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.15° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.49° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.47° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.