The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 17, 2140
Waxing Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
10:44 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 388,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2691
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 | 41.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.2° / 103.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 28m / 5.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.82° / -4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.22° / 5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.10° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.