The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 17, 2174
Waning Gibbous
71.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:56 PM
12:25 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.1%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3112
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 | 245.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.9° / 285.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 47m / 14.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.08° / 3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.79° / -4.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.16° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.