The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 17, 1972
Waxing Gibbous
71.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:00 PM
1:59 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.2%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 616
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 | 114.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.4° / 65.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 24m / -12.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.32° / 2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.07° / -2.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.59° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.