The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 17, 2073
Full Moon
100.0% 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
8:32 PM
6:32 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1863
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 11:54 AM, is deepest at 1:40 PM and ends at 3:26 PM. Totality lasts from 1:14 PM to 2:06 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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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 | 179.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 0.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.9° / 315.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 48m / -13.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.55° / -0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.98° / 0.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.22° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 225.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.