The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 17, 1966
Waning Crescent
0.5% 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
5:14 AM
9:07 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 538
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.7° / 127.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 18m / 26.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.49° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.10° / -5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.16° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 127.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.