The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Waning Crescent
42.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 AM
11:23 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.4%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1065
Events on this date
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Mars and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.9° / 240.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 22m / -26.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.06° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.20° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.07° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.