The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 17, 2027
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 PM
7:00 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1294
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 1:23 AM, is deepest at 3:13 AM and ends at 5:03 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.3° / 313.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 00m / -10.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.42° / 1.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.43° / -1.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.81° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 50.3° |
| 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.