The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 17, 2059
First Quarter
48.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:45 PM
12:46 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.3%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1689
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.6° / 82.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 29m / -6.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 203.00° / 2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.73° / -3.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.35° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.