The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 17, 2042
Waning Crescent
9.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:51 AM
2:53 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.7%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1473
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 | 324.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 202.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 44m / -26.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.17° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.80° / 7.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.24° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.