The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 17, 2039
Waning Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 AM
6:16 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1441
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 | 319.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.4° / 227.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 53m / 21.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.50° / -0.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.23° / 1.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.00° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.