The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 17, 1967
First Quarter
50.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 AM
1:18 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.6%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 546
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.6° / 68.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 45m / 21.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.84° / 1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.91° / -1.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.92° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.