The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 17, 1985
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 AM
9:34 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 775
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 | 16.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 116.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 57m / 11.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.07° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.64° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.21° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.