The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 17, 2052
Waning Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 PM
8:40 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1597
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 214.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.1° / 302.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 10m / -2.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.25° / -1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.40° / 2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.85° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.