The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 17, 2085
Waning Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 AM
6:49 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2011
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 | 330.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.8° / 196.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 18.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.91° / -2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.51° / 3.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.76° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.