The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 17, 2108
Waxing Crescent
27.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 AM
11:42 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2290
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 | 62.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.7° / 94.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 57m / 10.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.70° / -1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.47° / 2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.47° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.