The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 17, 2186
Waxing Crescent
10.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 AM
10:28 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3261
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 106.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 17m / 3.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.67° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.04° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.55° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.