The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 17, 1958
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 AM
9:23 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 440
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 | 11.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.1° / 120.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 29m / 13.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.08° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.71° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.18° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.