The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 17, 2053
Waxing Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 AM
10:23 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1615
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.9° / 106.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 38m / 11.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.89° / -2.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.58° / 3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.36° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.