The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 17, 2140
Waxing Crescent
22.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 AM
10:25 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.9%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2692
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 | 56.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.9° / 109.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 14m / -13.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.09° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.18° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.27° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.