The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 17, 2094
Waxing Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 AM
9:18 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2117
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 5.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 124.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 23m / -2.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.14° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.57° / 7.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.67° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.