The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 17, 2078
Waxing Gibbous
68.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:31 PM
12:54 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.2%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1925
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 | 111.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.6° / 85.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 00m / -25.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.45° / -2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.34° / 3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 64.78° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.