The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 17, 2197
Waxing Crescent
7.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 AM
10:18 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.5%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3396
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 | 31.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.0° / 107.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 52m / 8.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.27° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.78° / 6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.92° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.