The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 17, 2061
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 AM
10:00 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1714
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 | 8.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.2° / 108.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 30m / 23.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.06° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.06° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.04° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.