The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 17, 2126
Waning Crescent
19.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:03 AM
2:13 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.0%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2512
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
47° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 222.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 31m / -18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.46° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.56° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.43° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.