The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 17, 1963
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:45 AM
7:42 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 502
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 | 339.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.9° / 168.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 26m / 20.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.77° / 1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / -1.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.83° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.