The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 17, 2144
Waning Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:21 PM
9:03 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2740
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 | 211.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.4° / 287.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 51m / -8.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.96° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.26° / -5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.40° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.