The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 17, 2065
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 PM
5:59 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1763
Events on this date
-
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
-
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 11:58 AM, is deepest at 1:46 PM and ends at 3:35 PM. Totality lasts from 12:57 PM to 2:35 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 0.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.9° / 305.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 47m / -21.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.69° / -0.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.07° / 0.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.37° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.