The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 17, 1904
First Quarter
44.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:45 PM
11:32 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.9%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -227
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.3° / 100.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 09m / -12.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.34° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.89° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.92° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.