The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 17, 1921
Waxing Gibbous
71.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:11 PM
3:01 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.1%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -23
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 | 114.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.5° / 53.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 32m / 19.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.41° / -4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.71° / 6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.76° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.