The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 17, 2188
Waning Crescent
27.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 AM
4:47 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.8%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3285
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 | 296.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.3° / 258.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 26m / 23.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.12° / 0.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.78° / -0.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.69° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.