The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 17, 2120
Last Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 AM
2:09 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2443
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 269.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 26m / 14.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.12° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.47° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.22° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.