The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 17, 1928
Waning Crescent
15.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 AM
2:09 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.5%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 63
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.1° / 213.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 51m / -25.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.62° / -2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.46° / 3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.60° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.