The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 17, 2168
Waxing Gibbous
94.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 PM
4:07 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.4%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3037
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 | 152.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.5° / 14.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 53m / -21.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.26° / 1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.02° / -1.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.33° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.