The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 17, 1961
First Quarter
55.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 PM
12:22 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.5%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 480
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.9° / 85.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 08m / -17.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.22° / 2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.08° / -2.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.01° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.