The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 17, 1917
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 AM
7:10 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -67
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.2° / 165.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 39m / 10.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.58° / -3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.92° / 5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.63° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 24.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.