The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 17, 1932
Waning Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 PM
9:52 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 121
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 214.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.1° / 325.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 40m / 24.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.50° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.15° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.85° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.