The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 17, 2002
First Quarter
55.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 PM
1:10 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.5%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 984
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.0° / 77.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 01m / -8.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.05° / 3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.73° / -4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.54° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.