The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 17, 2086
Waxing Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 AM
11:11 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2018
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 | 53.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.9° / 100.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 17m / 12.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.51° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.63° / -4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.02° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.