The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 17, 2077
Waning Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:48 AM
7:27 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1911
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 | 331.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.2° / 199.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 49m / 25.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.60° / 1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.05° / -2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.63° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.