The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 17, 2099
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 AM
9:21 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2185
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,600 km.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.0° / 119.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 00m / 7.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.29° / 1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.78° / -1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.84° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.