The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 17, 2112
Waning Crescent
20.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 AM
5:23 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.4%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2345
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 | 306.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.1° / 245.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 06m / 21.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.38° / -1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.30° / 2.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.69° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.