The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 17, 1924
Waning Gibbous
98.1% 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
9:59 PM
7:32 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 19
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 | 196.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.0° / 291.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 52m / -16.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.81° / 1.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.39° / -1.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.05° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.