The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 17, 2159
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 AM
5:49 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2920
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.6° / 175.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 32m / -11.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.64° / 2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.09° / -2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.70° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.