The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 17, 1918
Waxing Gibbous
63.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 PM
12:59 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.4%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -55
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 105.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.0° / 82.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 24m / -18.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.67° / -3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.76° / 4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.89° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.