The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 17, 2045
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 AM
7:03 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1511
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.0° / 156.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 35m / -8.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.30° / 0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.56° / 0.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.59° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.