The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 17, 2116
Waxing Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 AM
10:06 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2389
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 113.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 48m / 2.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.11° / -2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / 3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.13° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.