The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 17, 2056
Waxing Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:41 AM
8:19 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1647
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 | 24.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.2° / 136.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 41m / -6.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.97° / -4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.61° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.30° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.