The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 17, 2083
Waxing Crescent
19.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 AM
10:14 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.3%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1987
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 | 51.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.6° / 111.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 54m / -11.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.81° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.71° / 6.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.49° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.