The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 17, 1948
Waxing Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 PM
4:20 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 317
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 | 157.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -74.6° / 351.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 22m / -24.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.98° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.28° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.97° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.