The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 17, 2039
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 AM
7:07 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1444
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.0° / 154.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 29m / -4.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.38° / 4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.30° / -4.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.91° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 181.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.