The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 17, 2032
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 PM
6:18 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1358
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 164.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.8° / 354.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 32m / 5.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.42° / 1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.74° / -1.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.41° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.