The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 17, 1957
Waning Crescent
37.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 AM
3:14 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.9%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 430
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 | 284.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.2° / 255.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 37m / 13.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.20° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.46° / 7.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.02° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.