The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 17, 2102
Waxing Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 AM
10:14 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2221
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 | 25.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.2° / 107.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 28m / 13.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.06° / -1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.29° / 2.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.76° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.