The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 17, 2188
Waning Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:25 AM
2:54 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3284
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.2° / 256.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 25m / 10.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.40° / -3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.17° / 4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.88° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.