The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 17, 2181
First Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3199
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.1° / 92.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 18m / -16.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.55° / 1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.00° / -1.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.81° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.