The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 17, 1981
Waning Gibbous
76.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 PM
12:24 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.9%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 727
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 | 237.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.4° / 293.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 25m / 20.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.67° / -2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.50° / 4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.15° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.