The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 17, 1948
First Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 AM
12:45 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 311
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.6° / 73.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 24m / 19.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.43° / 0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.09° / 0.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.73° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.