The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 17, 2140
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:41 AM
5:26 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2685
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 180.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 16m / -13.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.10° / 1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.45° / -1.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.87° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.