The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 17, 2051
Waxing Gibbous
77.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:59 PM
2:13 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.8%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1591
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 | 123.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.9° / 64.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 54m / -18.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.52° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.78° / -5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.97° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.3° |
| 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.