The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 17, 1941
Waning Crescent
26.2% 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
1:59 AM
4:32 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 230
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
-
Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.7° / 249.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 18.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.02° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.02° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.08° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.9° |
| 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.