The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 17, 2029
Waxing Crescent
16.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 AM
10:34 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1313
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.5° / 106.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 52m / 11.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.27° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.34° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.25° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.