The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 17, 2083
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 AM
7:24 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1981
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.6° / 151.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 45m / -5.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.52° / 2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / -1.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.16° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.