The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 17, 2079
Waning Gibbous
88.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:21 PM
9:32 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.1%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1936
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 | 220.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.9° / 275.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 35m / -13.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.57° / -3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.35° / 5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.82° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.