The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 17, 2129
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 AM
4:59 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2549
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,200 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.4° / 185.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 00m / -15.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.88° / 1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.09° / -0.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.60° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.