The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 17, 2038
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 PM
7:16 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1429
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 194.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.6° / 287.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 52m / -20.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.88° / -2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.60° / 3.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.43° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.5° |
| 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.