The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 17, 2080
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
9:59 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1949
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.7° / 108.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 33m / 23.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.77° / 4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.59° / -5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.23° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.3° |
| 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.