The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 17, 2122
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 PM
6:19 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2469
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 | 175.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.2° / 325.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 26m / -11.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.20° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.23° / -4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.43° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.3° |
| 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.