The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 17, 1936
Waning Crescent
30.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 AM
12:37 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.0%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 162
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.0° / 230.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 23m / -24.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.63° / -1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.81° / 3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.93° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.