The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 17, 2091
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 AM
9:43 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2085
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.7° / 115.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 43m / 15.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.78° / -2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.94° / 3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.01° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.