The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 17, 2142
Waning Crescent
35.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 AM
3:39 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.0%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2715
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 | 287.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.8° / 260.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 17.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.65° / 2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.10° / -2.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.90° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.