The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 17, 2170
Waxing Crescent
17.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:21 AM
11:51 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.8%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3062
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,400 km.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.0° / 91.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 12m / 10.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.93° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.76° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.06° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.