The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 17, 2002
Waxing Gibbous
73.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 PM
1:29 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.7%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 985
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 | 118.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.5° / 77.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 28m / -23.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.73° / -0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.53° / 1.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.77° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.