The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 17, 1914
Last Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:47 AM
11:03 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- -110
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.3° / 243.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 56m / -25.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.26° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.05° / 7.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.22° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.8° |
| 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.