The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 17, 2120
Waning Crescent
34.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:28 AM
4:19 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.8%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2444
Events on this date
-
Jupiter and Uranus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 287.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.3° / 269.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 43m / 26.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.90° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.16° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.03° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.