The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 17, 2151
Waxing Crescent
35.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 PM
11:47 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.2%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2828
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 | 72.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.8° / 96.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 23m / -11.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.20° / 2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.79° / -3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.05° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.