The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 17, 1915
First Quarter
45.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:15 PM
10:46 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.7%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -91
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 | 84.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.8° / 109.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -22.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.58° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.38° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.68° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.7° |
| 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.