The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 17, 2096
Waning Crescent
38.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 AM
12:03 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.1%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2141
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 | 283.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.2° / 238.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 46m / -22.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.93° / -0.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.24° / 1.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.36° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.