The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 17, 1942
Waxing Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 AM
11:25 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 242
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 | 46.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 96.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 52m / 7.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.37° / 0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.29° / -0.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.84° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.