The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 17, 2086
First Quarter
50.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.8%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2024
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.4° / 94.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 34m / -20.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.08° / -1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.83° / 1.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.39° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.