The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 17, 2036
Waning Crescent
39.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:33 AM
2:56 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.2%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1404
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 | 282.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.5° / 253.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 31m / 9.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.33° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.34° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.09° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.