The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 17, 2167
Waxing Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 AM
10:14 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3026
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 | 32.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 109.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 58m / 4.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.57° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.04° / -5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.36° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.