The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 17, 2191
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:06 AM
7:40 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3322
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 | 334.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.0° / 181.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 10m / 25.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.28° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.81° / -6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.59° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.