The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 17, 2075
Waxing Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 AM
8:57 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1882
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 | 31.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.4° / 128.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 08m / -4.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.20° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.74° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.47° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.