The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 7, 2038
Waxing Gibbous
73.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 PM
1:49 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.1%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1432
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 117.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.2° / 70.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 01m / -20.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.92° / -3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.06° / 4.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.27° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| 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.