The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 17, 1928
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 AM
9:58 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 70
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 | 25.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.5° / 111.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 32m / 8.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.40° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.15° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.38° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.