The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 17, 2180
Waning Crescent
13.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 AM
5:53 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.6%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3186
Events on this date
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 3.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.1° / 226.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 53m / 18.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.44° / -3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / 5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.33° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.