The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 17, 2040
Waxing Crescent
29.2% 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
10:18 AM
11:57 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.2%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1449
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 65.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 92.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 11m / 10.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.88° / -2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.91° / 4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.97° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.