The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 17, 1971
Waning Gibbous
58.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 AM
10:20 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.1%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 595
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 | 260.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 80.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.5° / 254.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 01m / -22.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.15° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.38° / 7.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.46° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.