The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 17, 1914
Waning Crescent
28.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 AM
3:30 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.1%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -105
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 | 296.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.2° / 269.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 07m / 22.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.50° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.27° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.63° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.