The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 17, 1999
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 AM
7:55 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 942
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 | 18.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.7° / 142.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 16m / -7.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.99° / -2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.02° / 3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.53° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.