The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 17, 2001
Waning Crescent
25.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:33 AM
1:15 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.9%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 966
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 | 298.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.7° / 228.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 51m / -21.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.02° / 1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.57° / -1.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.71° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.