The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 17, 2172
Waning Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:22 AM
7:50 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3087
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 | 337.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.0° / 171.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 25m / 24.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.77° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.65° / -6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.01° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.