The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 17, 1982
Waning Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 AM
7:48 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 737
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.3° / 166.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 29m / 21.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.52° / 1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.52° / -2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.64° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.