The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 17, 2088
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 AM
8:47 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2049
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 | 13.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.8° / 128.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 36m / 4.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.98° / -3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.05° / 5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.07° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 308.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.