The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 17, 2083
Waxing Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 AM
10:29 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1986
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 | 31.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.7° / 104.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 52m / 11.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.45° / -1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.79° / 2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.33° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.