The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 17, 2179
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 PM
7:04 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3174
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 | 183.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.6° / 317.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 54m / -7.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.07° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.20° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.40° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 12.3° |
| 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.