The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 17, 2069
Waning Crescent
19.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:06 AM
2:09 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.1%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1807
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 221.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 34m / -19.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.04° / 3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.68° / -4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.38° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.