The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 17, 1959
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 PM
5:45 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 453
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 | 168.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.4° / 335.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -13.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.89° / 4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.51° / -4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.80° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.