The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 17, 2200
Waxing Crescent
24.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 AM
11:39 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.9%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3433
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.3° / 95.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 37m / -0.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.80° / -2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.17° / 3.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.02° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.