The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 17, 1903
Waning Crescent
33.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 AM
2:47 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.9%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -240
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 | 288.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 268.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 47m / 17.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.58° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.97° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.99° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.