The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 17, 1920
Waxing Crescent
5.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 AM
10:03 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.0%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -30
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 | 25.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.7° / 110.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 24m / 10.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.18° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.81° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.53° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.