The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 17, 2028
Waning Crescent
10.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 AM
6:33 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.8%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1306
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.3° / 221.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 14m / 22.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.92° / 0.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.15° / -0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.57° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.