The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 17, 2063
Last Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 385,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1739
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 | 274.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.0° / 276.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 43m / 25.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.33° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.25° / -6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.83° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.