The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 17, 2107
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 AM
7:31 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2283
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 | 345.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.6° / 162.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 44m / 13.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.85° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.36° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.24° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.