The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 17, 1974
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
6:34 AM
8:06 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 638
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,600 km.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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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 | 358.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.9° / 143.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 34m / 9.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.56° / -4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.28° / 6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.30° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 34.1° |
| 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.