The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 17, 1977
Waxing Crescent
1.9% 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
7:39 AM
9:33 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 675
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.2° / 117.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 44m / 13.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.95° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.99° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.37° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.