The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 17, 2137
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 AM
8:56 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2655
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.7° / 125.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 26m / 10.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.40° / 0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.51° / -0.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.45° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.