The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 17, 1928
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
9:53 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 69
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 111.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 17m / 23.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.13° / 4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / -5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.20° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.