The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 17, 1945
First Quarter
53.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 PM
1:12 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.7%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 279
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.6° / 77.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 54m / -6.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.77° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.79° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.71° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.