The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 17, 2104
Waning Crescent
9.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:36 AM
6:27 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.7%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 386,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2246
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 | 323.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.7° / 213.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 20m / 19.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.85° / -2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.32° / 3.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.35° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.