The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 17, 2086
Waxing Crescent
38.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.4%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2023
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.9° / 92.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 37m / -8.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 192.04° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.28° / 6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.18° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.