The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 17, 2032
Waxing Gibbous
83.5% 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
5:35 PM
2:47 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.5%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1356
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 | 132.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.6° / 53.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 31m / -18.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.45° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.94° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 41.57° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.5° |
| 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.