The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 17, 1971
Waning Crescent
10.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 AM
6:44 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 601
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 | 322.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.4° / 223.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 12m / 24.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.29° / 2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.88° / -2.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.14° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.