The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 17, 1956
Waxing Crescent
32.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.0%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 410
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 | 68.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.3° / 86.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 14m / 16.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.80° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / -3.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.36° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.9° |
| 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.