The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 17, 2089
Waxing Gibbous
88.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 PM
3:34 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.6%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2061
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 | 140.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.4° / 37.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 08m / -17.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.29° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.42° / -6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.39° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.