The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 17, 2000
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 PM
7:07 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 959
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.6° / 291.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 40m / -19.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.19° / -1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.79° / 1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.06° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.