The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 17, 2147
Waning Gibbous
57.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:33 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.3%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2778
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 | 261.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.2° / 271.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 01m / 11.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.26° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.71° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -73.99° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.