The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 17, 2151
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:16 AM
7:14 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2822
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 | 12.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.4° / 150.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 57m / -12.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.78° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.64° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.2° |
| 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.