The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 17, 2036
Waning Crescent
22.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 AM
5:00 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.7%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1405
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 | 303.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.1° / 246.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 54m / 19.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.69° / -3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.01° / 5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.91° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.