The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 17, 1945
Waxing Crescent
31.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 AM
12:02 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.4%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 274
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 | 67.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.8° / 82.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 23m / 9.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.56° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.77° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.14° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.