The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 17, 2033
Last Quarter
47.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 AM
2:37 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.2%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1368
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 267.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 16.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.43° / -3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.55° / 5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.79° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.