The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 17, 2013
First Quarter
48.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 AM
1:05 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.7%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1115
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 | 88.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 71.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 42m / 19.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.61° / -0.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.04° / 1.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.96° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.