The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 17, 1962
Waning Gibbous
77.2% 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
10:22 PM
12:19 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.2%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 492
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 | 237.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.8° / 292.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 21m / 19.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.84° / -3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.89° / 5.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.35° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.6° |
| 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.