The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 17, 2143
Waxing Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 AM
9:08 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2723
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.9° / 125.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 53m / 3.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.89° / 4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.46° / -4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.97° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.