The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Waning Crescent
2.4% 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
4:54 AM
7:47 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1107
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 | 342.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.5° / 164.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 34m / 20.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.92° / -2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / 4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.10° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.