The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 15, 1917
Waning Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 AM
6:16 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -67
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.0° / 213.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 07m / 18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.84° / -1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.24° / 2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.14° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.