The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 17, 1971
Waning Crescent
23.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:37 AM
5:04 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.9%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 600
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 | 301.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.0° / 256.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 30m / 24.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.10° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.72° / -6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.32° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.