The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 17, 2149
Waxing Gibbous
90.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 PM
3:39 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.5%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2802
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 | 144.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.1° / 34.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 15m / -20.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.54° / 2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.36° / -3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.12° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.