The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 17, 2135
First Quarter
44.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:28 PM
12:24 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.6%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2629
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.4° / 85.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 09m / -6.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.48° / 0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.34° / -0.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.59° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.