The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 17, 2102
Waxing Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:21 AM
9:49 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2222
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 | 41.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.6° / 114.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 13m / -6.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.68° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / 6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.92° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.