The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 17, 1952
Waning Gibbous
61.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 AM
10:09 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.4%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 360
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 | 256.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.6° / 258.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 44m / -21.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.95° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.44° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.68° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.2° |
| 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.