The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 17, 2018
Waxing Crescent
3.4% 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
8:28 AM
8:05 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1177
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 139.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 28m / -6.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.89° / -3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.31° / 4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.72° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.5° |
| 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.