The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 17, 2131
Waning Crescent
28.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:30 AM
4:31 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.9%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2580
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.7° / 256.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 15m / 21.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.50° / -1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.21° / 2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.27° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.