The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 17, 1994
Waxing Gibbous
85.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 PM
2:55 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.1%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 886
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 | 134.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.5° / 50.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 38m / -19.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.08° / 3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.04° / -4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.18° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.