The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 17, 2102
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 AM
6:37 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2216
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.3° / 163.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 08m / -9.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.60° / 1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.41° / -1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.46° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 220.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.