The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 17, 2082
Last Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 AM
1:52 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1973
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.6° / 269.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 16m / 12.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.38° / 4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.04° / -5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.82° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.