The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 17, 2048
Waxing Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 AM
10:22 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1548
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 | 44.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.2° / 109.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 41m / 9.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.35° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.72° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.62° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.