The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 17, 2192
First Quarter
50.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 PM
12:29 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3334
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.2° / 86.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 36m / -12.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.83° / -2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.10° / 3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.16° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.