The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 17, 1960
Waning Crescent
30.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:59 AM
3:50 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.6%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 464
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.1° / 249.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 08m / 12.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.08° / -4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.10° / 6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.10° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.