The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 17, 2038
Waning Gibbous
83.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 PM
11:47 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.0%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1432
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 228.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.3° / 299.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 48m / 20.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.12° / -1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.40° / 2.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -52.36° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.7° |
| 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.