The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 17, 1936
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 AM
8:18 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 167
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 3.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.2° / 148.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 55m / 21.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.78° / -0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.93° / 1.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.12° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.