The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 17, 2061
Waxing Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 AM
9:46 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1715
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 | 28.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.5° / 114.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 40m / 3.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.88° / 1.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.67° / -1.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.21° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.