The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 17, 2026
Waxing Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 AM
11:07 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1281
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 98.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 42m / 7.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.25° / -0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.57° / 1.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.50° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.