The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 17, 1983
Waxing Crescent
20.2% 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
9:55 AM
10:51 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 744
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 | 53.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 105.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 27m / 3.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.68° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.01° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.20° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.