The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 17, 2142
Waning Crescent
18.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:23 AM
5:30 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.7%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2716
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 | 308.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.4° / 241.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 16m / 21.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.65° / -2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / 3.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.72° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.