The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 17, 1926
First Quarter
45.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:24 PM
12:50 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.7%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 44
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.7° / 80.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 19m / -2.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.15° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.61° / -6.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.53° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.