The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 17, 2025
Waning Crescent
33.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:28 AM
4:31 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.8%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1269
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 | 289.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.7° / 270.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 48m / 27.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.15° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.92° / -6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.43° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.