The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 17, 2115
Waning Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 AM
5:03 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2381
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 | 303.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.1° / 248.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 44m / 20.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.48° / 0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.53° / -0.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.74° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.