The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 17, 2072
Waxing Crescent
18.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:58 AM
10:52 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.3%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1851
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 | 50.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.4° / 104.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 04m / -3.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.12° / 3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.20° / -3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.73° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.