The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 17, 2035
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 PM
5:21 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1393
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 | 164.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.0° / 341.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 43m / -15.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.01° / 2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.91° / -2.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.78° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.