The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 17, 2100
Waxing Gibbous
94.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 PM
3:58 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.4%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2197
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 | 152.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -74.0° / 8.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 02m / -23.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.73° / -3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.18° / 4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.21° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.