The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 17, 1991
Waxing Gibbous
68.1% 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
3:47 PM
1:42 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.1%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 851
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 | 111.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.4° / 70.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 06m / -13.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.86° / 2.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.52° / -2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.98° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.