The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 17, 1931
Waxing Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 AM
10:53 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 366,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 106
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 | 29.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.7° / 99.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 47m / 17.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.11° / 3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.78° / -4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.31° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.