The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 17, 2092
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 PM
6:52 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2098
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 3:07 AM, is deepest at 5:10 AM and ends at 7:14 AM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
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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 | 183.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.9° / 309.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 08m / -12.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.34° / -1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.44° / 2.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.41° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.1° |
| 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.