The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 17, 2081
Waxing Gibbous
89.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 PM
2:51 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.8%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1961
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 | 143.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.5° / 52.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 09m / -28.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.80° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.88° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.56° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.