The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 17, 2051
Waxing Gibbous
66.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 PM
1:30 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.0%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1590
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 | 108.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.4° / 75.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 46m / -14.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.54° / 1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.04° / -1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.73° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.