The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 17, 2127
Waxing Gibbous
77.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 PM
2:11 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.1%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2531
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 | 122.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.8° / 65.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 48m / -18.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.19° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.56° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.20° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.