The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 17, 2134
Waning Crescent
32.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
12:20 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.7%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2611
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 290.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.5° / 232.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 12m / -25.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.24° / -2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.82° / 3.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.80° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.