The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 17, 2159
Waxing Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
10:26 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2926
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.2° / 106.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 54m / 8.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.77° / -3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.13° / 5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.54° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.