The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 17, 2113
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:35 AM
8:03 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2352
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,200 km.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.0° / 140.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 28m / -8.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.26° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.51° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.06° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.