The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 17, 2126
Waning Crescent
8.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
6:35 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2517
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 | 326.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.3° / 207.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 25m / 18.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.69° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.78° / 6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.21° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.