The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 17, 1912
Waning Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
5:38 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -135
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.4° / 171.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 43m / -18.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.77° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.97° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.92° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 30.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.