The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 17, 2128
Last Quarter
51.9% 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
12:11 AM
2:05 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2543
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 268.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 28m / 13.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.04° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.58° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.39° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.