The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 17, 2130
Waxing Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 PM
4:31 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2568
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 | 156.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.2° / 358.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 14m / -19.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.30° / -0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / 0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.17° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.