The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 17, 2198
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 PM
5:12 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3408
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 | 167.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.1° / 332.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 54m / -19.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.61° / 3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.23° / -3.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.35° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.