The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 17, 2163
Waning Gibbous
86.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:16 PM
10:24 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.5%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2976
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 | 223.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.3° / 290.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 27m / 4.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.85° / 0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.51° / -1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.75° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.