The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 17, 2185
Waning Gibbous
60.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:18 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.0%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3248
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 | 258.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.4° / 272.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 52m / 10.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.93° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.03° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.61° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.