The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 17, 2049
Waning Gibbous
76.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 PM
11:48 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.4%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1566
Events on this date
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 238.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.2° / 287.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 22m / 12.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.46° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.75° / -4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.55° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.