The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 17, 1926
Waxing Crescent
31.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:35 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.4%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 39
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 | 67.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.9° / 91.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 22m / 8.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.20° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.01° / 7.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.43° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.