The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 17, 1940
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 PM
6:28 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 218
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.3° / 324.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 29m / -10.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.25° / 3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.80° / -4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.41° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.