The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 17, 2121
New Moon
0.1% 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
7:15 AM
6:39 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 356,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2451
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.1° / 163.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 09m / -8.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.02° / 2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.38° / -2.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.74° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 208.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.