The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 17, 2028
Waning Crescent
23.4% 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
1:42 AM
5:06 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.4%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1305
Events on this date
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.5° / 255.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 39m / 23.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.95° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.95° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.74° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.