The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 17, 1901
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:03 AM
4:53 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -271
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.4° / 190.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -13.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.47° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.94° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.64° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.