The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 17, 1965
Waning Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 PM
8:41 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 521
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 203.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.7° / 317.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 38m / 7.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.85° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.25° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.61° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.