The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 17, 2145
Waning Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 AM
7:05 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2752
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 | 334.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.0° / 188.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 58m / 18.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.54° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.97° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.02° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.