The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 17, 2184
Waxing Gibbous
80.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 PM
2:29 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.0%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3236
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 | 126.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.1° / 60.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 10m / -18.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.39° / 4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.76° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.