The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 17, 1946
Waning Gibbous
89.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:25 PM
9:17 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.2%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 291
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 | 218.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.5° / 274.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 25m / -15.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.55° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.48° / 6.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.67° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.