The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 17, 2055
Waning Crescent
29.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:36 AM
4:16 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.9%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1640
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 | 293.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.5° / 254.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 12m / 18.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.69° / -4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.13° / 5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.47° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.