The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 17, 2199
Waning Crescent
25.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 AM
4:35 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.3%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3420
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 | 299.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.1° / 249.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 32m / 18.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.08° / -0.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.00° / 1.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.10° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.