The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 17, 1982
Waning Crescent
14.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:07 AM
5:54 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.0%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 736
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 | 316.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.3° / 229.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 39m / 19.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.93° / -2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.98° / 3.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.81° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.