The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 17, 2020
Waning Crescent
31.4% 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
2:57 AM
12:45 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.4%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 384,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1201
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 | 291.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.4° / 233.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 19m / -21.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.48° / 1.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.97° / -1.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.33° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.