The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 17, 2194
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 AM
9:06 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 3360
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.5° / 123.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 56m / 4.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.43° / -2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.16° / 3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.23° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.