The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 17, 2159
Waxing Crescent
20.2% 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
11:25 AM
10:18 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2927
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 | 53.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.4° / 110.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 57m / -11.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.72° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.84° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.69° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.