The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 17, 2151
Waxing Crescent
18.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:30 AM
11:56 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.9%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2827
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.5° / 90.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 17m / 10.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.16° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.19° / -6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.88° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.