The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 17, 2189
Waxing Crescent
17.1% 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
10:16 AM
11:46 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3297
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 | 48.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.0° / 91.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 09m / 10.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.18° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.22° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.25° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.