The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 17, 2064
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 AM
6:45 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1746
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.8° / 160.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 20m / -9.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.34° / 0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.44° / -0.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.98° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.