The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 17, 2164
Waning Crescent
29.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 AM
1:09 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.7%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2982
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 294.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.4° / 234.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 29m / -18.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.71° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.51° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.88° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.