The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 17, 1964
Waxing Crescent
19.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 AM
10:50 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.9%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 509
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 105.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 24m / 3.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.79° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.72° / 7.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.00° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.