The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 17, 2167
Waning Crescent
5.3% 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
5:53 AM
4:02 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3019
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
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Mars, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 196.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 17m / -18.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.18° / 1.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.08° / -0.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.01° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.