The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 17, 1952
Waning Crescent
16.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 AM
5:59 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.8%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 365
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 | 311.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.6° / 248.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 17m / 26.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.97° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / -6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.75° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.