The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 17, 2034
Waning Crescent
2.2% 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
6:12 AM
5:04 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1374
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.9° / 187.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 56m / -13.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.65° / 4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.63° / -4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.91° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.