The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 17, 2118
Waning Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:42 AM
8:43 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2418
Events on this date
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Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.5° / 140.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 53m / 27.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.66° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.94° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.87° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.