The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 17, 2077
Waning Crescent
1.0% 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
5:30 AM
8:26 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1912
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 | 349.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.5° / 141.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 16m / 20.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.96° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.31° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.45° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 131.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.