The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 17, 2112
Waning Crescent
35.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:44 AM
3:19 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.7%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2344
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 | 286.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.4° / 252.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 45m / 10.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.15° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.20° / 6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.87° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.