The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 17, 2044
Waning Crescent
36.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 AM
4:17 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1504
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 | 286.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.2° / 271.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 38m / 27.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.78° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / -6.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.25° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.