The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 17, 2199
Waning Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 AM
5:43 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3421
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.6° / 230.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 40m / 18.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.43° / -4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.12° / 5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.91° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.