The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 17, 1922
Waning Crescent
32.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 AM
3:59 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.1%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 385,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -5
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 291.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.6° / 255.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 58m / 17.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.16° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.84° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.28° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.