The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 17, 1984
Last Quarter
52.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.5%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 764
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.0° / 278.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 37m / 25.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.75° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.74° / -4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.19° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.