The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 17, 2145
Waning Crescent
18.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 AM
2:19 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.2%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2747
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 309.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 221.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 37m / -18.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.94° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.84° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.25° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.