The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 17, 2138
Waxing Gibbous
72.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:41 PM
1:22 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.7%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2666
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 | 116.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.7° / 79.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 13m / -23.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.01° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.81° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.54° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.