The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 17, 1934
Waxing Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 AM
10:43 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 138
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 | 48.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.9° / 105.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 55m / 10.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.75° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.88° / -5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.08° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.