The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 17, 1976
Last Quarter
53.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.4%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 663
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 273.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 16m / 16.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.12° / -1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.32° / 1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.60° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.