The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 17, 2034
Waxing Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 AM
10:20 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1381
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.1° / 109.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 26m / -1.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.64° / 1.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.05° / -1.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.36° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.