The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 17, 2066
Waning Crescent
10.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:25 AM
6:27 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.5%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1776
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 | 322.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.4° / 218.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 15m / 21.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.40° / -0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.90° / 1.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.95° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.