The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 17, 2049
Waning Gibbous
90.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 PM
9:28 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.1%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1565
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 | 216.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.7° / 286.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 08m / -6.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.95° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.70° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.82° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.