The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 17, 2138
Waxing Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 PM
2:39 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2667
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 | 138.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.5° / 54.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 57m / -26.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.77° / -3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.77° / 4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.77° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.