The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 17, 2074
Waning Crescent
23.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 AM
4:56 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.7%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1875
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 | 301.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.6° / 248.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 47m / 20.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.03° / -3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.87° / 4.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.29° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.