The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 17, 2126
Waning Crescent
1.6% 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
5:36 AM
7:34 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2518
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.
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Venus 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 | 346.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.4° / 160.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 49m / 13.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.00° / -4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.39° / 6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.04° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.