The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 17, 2037
First Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:54 PM
12:00 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1418
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.9° / 90.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 17m / -13.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.32° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.50° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.23° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.