The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 17, 2077
Waning Crescent
33.9% 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
2:50 AM
12:24 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.9%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1906
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 | 288.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 234.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 11m / -23.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.66° / -0.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.51° / 1.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.74° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.