The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 17, 2107
Waning Crescent
23.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 AM
1:44 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.1%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2277
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 | 302.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.2° / 226.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 05m / -19.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.14° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.40° / -4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.63° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.