The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 17, 1997
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 PM
5:42 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 923
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.0° / 334.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 01m / -13.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.66° / 3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.13° / -3.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.18° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.