The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 17, 2075
Waxing Crescent
17.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 AM
11:47 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.4%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1887
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 91.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 09m / 10.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.32° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.64° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.