The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 17, 1977
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 AM
6:01 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 669
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.7° / 173.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 37m / -9.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.46° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.69° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.69° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.