The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 17, 2196
Waning Crescent
44.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:18 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.1%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3384
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 | 276.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 273.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 59m / 23.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.58° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.90° / -4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.04° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.