The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 17, 2037
Waxing Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 AM
8:35 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1412
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.2° / 132.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 53m / -5.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.44° / -3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.88° / 5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.92° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.