The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 17, 1988
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 AM
6:23 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 357,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 806
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.
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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 | 0.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 164.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 07m / -13.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.90° / -2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.62° / 3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.98° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 329.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.