The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 17, 1953
Waxing Gibbous
69.6% 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
2:58 PM
12:41 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.6%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 381
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 112.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.2° / 81.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 16m / -14.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.96° / 1.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.62° / -1.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.89° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.