The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 17, 2110
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 AM
9:41 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2321
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 | 23.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.9° / 115.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / 6.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.69° / 2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.50° / -2.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.58° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.