The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 17, 1984
Waning Gibbous
81.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:54 PM
10:31 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.0%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 761
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 | 231.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.3° / 270.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 20m / -9.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.91° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.47° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.25° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.