The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 17, 1947
Waning Crescent
10.7% 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
5:35 AM
2:46 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.7%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 298
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 | 321.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.5° / 205.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 29m / -25.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.16° / -3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.06° / 5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.40° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.