The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 17, 2162
Waxing Crescent
11.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 AM
9:50 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.5%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2958
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 | 39.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.6° / 116.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 26m / 6.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.44° / 3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.96° / -3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.16° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.