The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 17, 1953
First Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 PM
11:57 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 379
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.9° / 99.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 15m / -23.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.46° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.40° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.58° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.2° |
| 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.