The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 17, 2103
Waxing Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 PM
3:44 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2233
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 | 152.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -74.4° / 19.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 45m / -24.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.57° / -1.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.62° / 2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.14° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.