The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 AM
4:56 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 359,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1139
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.5° / 189.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 47m / -13.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.49° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.64° / -5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.11° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.