The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 17, 2108
Waxing Gibbous
85.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 PM
3:06 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.4%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2296
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 | 135.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.8° / 48.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 43m / -17.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.16° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.38° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.81° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.