The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 17, 2041
Waning Gibbous
61.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 PM
1:20 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.7%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1467
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 256.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.5° / 278.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 37m / 15.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.78° / 0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.46° / 0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -69.17° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.