The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 17, 1980
Waxing Crescent
38.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.0%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 713
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 | 75.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.0° / 93.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 40m / -10.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.79° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.72° / -6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.41° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.