The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 17, 1905
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 PM
6:17 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -216
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 | 192.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.7° / 314.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 37m / -16.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.38° / 2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / -2.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.74° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.8° |
| 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.