The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 17, 1997
Waxing Gibbous
91.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 PM
3:55 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.7%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 922
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 | 146.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.4° / 26.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 26m / -18.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.97° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.99° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.91° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.