The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 17, 2154
Waxing Crescent
42.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:17 PM
12:16 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.6%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2864
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 | 81.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.3° / 86.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 01m / -6.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.48° / -0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / 0.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.78° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.