The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 17, 2002
Waxing Crescent
24.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:06 AM
11:18 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 979
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 | 58.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 99.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 48m / 6.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.52° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.31° / 6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.39° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.