The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 17, 1993
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 AM
7:29 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 872
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 | 336.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.4° / 182.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 07m / 21.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.62° / -1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.85° / 2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.29° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.