The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 17, 2146
Waxing Crescent
42.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 AM
12:13 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.0%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2760
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 | 80.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.9° / 80.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 13m / 13.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.52° / -4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.03° / 6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.85° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.