The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 17, 2099
Waning Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
3:44 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2178
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 | 333.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 194.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 24m / -24.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.52° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.34° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.48° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.