The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 17, 2034
Waxing Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 AM
10:11 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1380
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.2° / 109.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 25m / 12.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.85° / -2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.70° / 4.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.18° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.