The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 17, 2127
Waxing Crescent
34.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:33 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.0%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2525
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 71.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.2° / 87.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 33m / 11.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.65° / -2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.68° / 4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.67° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.