The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 17, 2154
Waxing Crescent
25.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:46 AM
11:35 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.0%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2859
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.2° / 95.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 47m / 11.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.89° / 0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.96° / -0.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.50° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.