The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 17, 1940
Waxing Gibbous
62.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 PM
2:10 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.0%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 212
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 | 103.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.6° / 61.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 43m / 18.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.71° / -3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.45° / 5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.11° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.