The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 17, 2107
Waning Crescent
10.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 AM
6:17 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2282
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.5° / 217.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 05m / 18.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.85° / -3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.52° / 5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.40° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.