The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 17, 2051
First Quarter
47.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 AM
12:50 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.7%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1585
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 73.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 17.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.20° / -1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.41° / 3.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.54° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.