The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 17, 2039
Waning Crescent
32.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:53 AM
12:38 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.3%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1436
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 | 290.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.3° / 234.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 16m / -22.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.78° / 0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.03° / -0.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.15° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.