The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 17, 1909
Waxing Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 AM
8:43 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -165
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.9° / 130.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 06m / 11.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.26° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.39° / -6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.68° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.