The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 17, 1955
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 AM
8:06 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 403
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.6° / 142.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 31m / 10.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.78° / -4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.65° / 5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.51° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 39.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.