The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 17, 2031
Waning Crescent
3.3% 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
4:41 AM
7:33 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1342
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 | 339.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.9° / 173.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 18m / 20.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.20° / -3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.55° / 4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.66° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.