The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 17, 1900
Last Quarter
47.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:38 PM
1:44 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.7%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -277
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.2° / 281.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 38m / 20.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.05° / 0.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.66° / -0.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.13° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.