The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 17, 2066
Last Quarter
47.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:36 AM
11:05 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.9%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1770
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.2° / 245.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 56m / -24.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.95° / -3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.35° / 5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.31° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.0° |
| 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.