The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 17, 1933
Last Quarter
48.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:33 AM
10:54 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 125
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 | 271.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.0° / 245.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 47m / -25.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.17° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.23° / 7.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.03° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.