The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 17, 1981
Waning Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 PM
8:40 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 725
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 | 205.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.1° / 292.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 28m / -7.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.65° / -3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / 5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.02° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.