The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Waning Crescent
31.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:28 AM
4:01 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.9%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1170
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 291.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.8° / 255.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 59m / 17.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.43° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.10° / 6.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.88° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.