The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 17, 2069
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 AM
8:10 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1812
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.9° / 148.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 05m / 18.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.41° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.56° / 6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.29° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.