The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 17, 2156
Waning Crescent
17.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 AM
1:46 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2883
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 | 311.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.6° / 214.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 44m / -27.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.80° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.81° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.53° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.0° |
| 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.