The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 17, 2134
Waning Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:24 AM
7:18 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2617
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Mercury, and Uranus gathered
All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.4° / 209.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 38m / 26.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.86° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.39° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.38° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.