The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 17, 2150
Waning Crescent
31.1% 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
1:17 AM
4:20 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2815
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 292.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.6° / 259.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 05m / 21.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.18° / -1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.36° / 2.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.08° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.