The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 17, 2141
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 PM
6:44 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2704
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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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 | 179.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.6° / 320.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 43m / -9.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.79° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.87° / -5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.22° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 332.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.