The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 17, 2089
Waxing Crescent
43.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:05 AM
12:25 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.6%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2055
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 82.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.0° / 77.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 22m / 15.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.27° / -2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.95° / 4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.93° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.