The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 17, 1979
Waning Crescent
22.1% 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
2:20 AM
4:57 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 700
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 | 304.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.0° / 243.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 53m / 18.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.30° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.18° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.48° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.