The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 17, 2009
Waning Crescent
26.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 AM
4:47 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.3%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1070
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 | 298.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.0° / 258.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 20m / 23.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.69° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.12° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.95° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.