The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 17, 2087
Waning Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 PM
8:16 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2035
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 | 202.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.5° / 292.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 14m / -10.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.68° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.62° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.25° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.