The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 17, 2168
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 PM
5:24 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3038
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 167.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.1° / 329.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 03m / -19.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.51° / -2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.59° / 3.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.57° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.