The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 17, 2176
Waxing Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 PM
3:39 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3137
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 | 147.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.6° / 26.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 39m / -23.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.70° / -1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.44° / 2.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.15° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.