The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 17, 2091
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 AM
5:42 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2079
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 | 352.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.6° / 175.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 33m / -12.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.49° / 1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.88° / -1.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.15° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.