The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 17, 1918
First Quarter
46.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:49 AM
12:55 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.5%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -60
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 Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 71.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 24m / 21.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.10° / 2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.44° / -3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.79° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.6° |
| 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.