The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 17, 1939
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 AM
4:56 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 199
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 | 342.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.0° / 189.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 45m / -12.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.20° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.35° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.07° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.