The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 17, 1944
Waning Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 AM
6:57 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 266
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 | 330.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.1° / 200.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 39m / 20.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.00° / -2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.56° / 3.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.43° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.