The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 17, 1931
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
6:21 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 101
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.7° / 163.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 13m / -14.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.81° / -3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.97° / 5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.25° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 318.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.