The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 17, 1947
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 AM
9:39 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 305
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 115.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 56m / 12.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.64° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.33° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.82° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.