The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Waxing Crescent
31.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:25 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1214
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.0° / 90.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 22m / 10.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.83° / -3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.87° / 4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.58° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.