The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 17, 2155
Waning Gibbous
87.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 PM
9:47 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.0%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2876
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 | 222.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.3° / 276.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 39m / -10.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.37° / -1.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / 2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.60° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.3° |
| 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.