The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 17, 2179
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 PM
5:04 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3173
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 | 165.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.4° / 335.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 46m / -20.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.84° / 2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.71° / -2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.16° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.