The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 17, 1953
Waxing Crescent
18.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 AM
11:02 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.9%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 373
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 102.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 06m / 12.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.95° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.94° / -5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.29° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.