The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 17, 2157
Waxing Gibbous
88.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 PM
2:58 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.7%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2902
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 140.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.4° / 46.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 10m / -25.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.81° / -2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.99° / 3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.96° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.