The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 17, 2158
Waning Crescent
44.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.1%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2914
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,700 km.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 274.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 55m / 24.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.86° / 4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.28° / -5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.44° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.