The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 17, 1961
Waxing Crescent
20.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 AM
11:44 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.0%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 477
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 | 52.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.2° / 93.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / 6.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.75° / 1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.13° / -2.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.02° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.