The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 17, 1930
Last Quarter
48.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.1%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 94
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 274.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 33m / 21.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.28° / 2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.37° / -3.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.64° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.1° |
| 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.