The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 17, 2047
Waning Crescent
25.8% 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
1:35 AM
4:46 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.8%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1540
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.4° / 256.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 23m / 22.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.14° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.80° / -5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.32° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.