The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 17, 2121
Waxing Crescent
8.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 AM
10:29 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2456
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 | 33.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 104.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 59m / 9.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.59° / -2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.12° / 4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.94° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.