The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 17, 1995
Last Quarter
54.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:57 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.6%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 898
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 | 264.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 273.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 09m / 15.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.18° / -1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.70° / 2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.18° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.