The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 17, 2103
Full Moon
99.7% 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
8:05 PM
6:10 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2234
Events on this date
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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 | 174.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.4° / 325.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -12.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.81° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.40° / -3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.39° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.