The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 17, 2084
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 PM
6:02 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1998
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 11:25 AM, is deepest at 12:56 PM and ends at 2:27 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 0.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 100.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.1° / 306.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 49m / -20.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.44° / 0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.58° / -0.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.56° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.