The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 17, 2088
Waning Crescent
21.7% 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
3:50 AM
1:51 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.7%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2042
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 | 304.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.2° / 225.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 15m / -19.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.64° / 4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.08° / -4.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.00° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.0° |
| 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.