The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 17, 2001
Waning Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 AM
6:01 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 971
Events on this date
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Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 2.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.6° / 229.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 45m / 20.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.32° / -2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.76° / 3.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.61° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.