The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 17, 2136
Waning Gibbous
69.4% 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
11:03 PM
12:35 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.4%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2642
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 | 247.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.7° / 284.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 57m / 14.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.45° / 2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.46° / -3.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.76° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.