The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 17, 2156
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 AM
9:06 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2890
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.7° / 122.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 52m / 6.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.86° / -0.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.22° / 1.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.63° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.