The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 17, 1997
Waning Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 PM
9:17 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 925
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 | 200.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.9° / 314.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 56m / 12.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.27° / -4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.17° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.97° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.