The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 17, 2191
Waning Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 AM
6:31 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3321
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 | 318.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.8° / 238.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 47m / 26.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.72° / 4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.28° / -5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.76° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.