The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 17, 2187
Waxing Gibbous
98.0% 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
8:01 PM
5:05 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3273
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 | 163.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.3° / 336.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 48m / -20.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.78° / -2.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.71° / 3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.98° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.