The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 17, 2071
Waning Gibbous
76.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 PM
11:16 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.2%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1837
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 | 238.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.2° / 274.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 36m / -1.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.70° / 0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.93° / -0.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.42° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.