The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 17, 2110
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 AM
5:00 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2314
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.9° / 185.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 58m / -15.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.55° / 1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.82° / -1.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.78° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.