The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 17, 2082
Waning Crescent
40.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 AM
3:47 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.5%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1974
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 | 281.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.3° / 274.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 14m / 26.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.33° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.30° / -6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.62° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.