The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 17, 2145
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 AM
7:46 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2753
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.5° / 153.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 06m / 12.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.38° / -4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.14° / 5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.86° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.