The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 17, 2104
Waning Crescent
23.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:53 AM
5:02 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.0%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2245
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 | 302.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.1° / 251.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 41m / 21.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.14° / 2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.78° / -2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.53° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.