The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 17, 1902
Waxing Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 PM
4:12 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -252
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 | 162.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.7° / 21.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 28m / -13.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.87° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.42° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.46° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.