The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 17, 2066
Waning Crescent
19.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 AM
5:30 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.3%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1775
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 | 308.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.2° / 248.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 03m / 23.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.50° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.49° / -3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.13° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.