The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 17, 2042
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 AM
9:50 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1479
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.5° / 110.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 15m / 24.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.36° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.46° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.85° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.