The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Waxing Crescent
11.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 AM
10:59 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1046
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 99.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 22m / 10.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.35° / 0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.84° / -0.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.32° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.