The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 17, 2131
Last Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:05 AM
1:59 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2579
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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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 | 271.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.9° / 258.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 45m / 5.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.17° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.99° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.46° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| 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.