The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 17, 2098
Waning Gibbous
84.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 PM
10:06 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.7%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2171
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 226.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.9° / 274.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 58m / -9.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.84° / -3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.29° / 4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.62° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.