The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 17, 2170
Waxing Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 AM
7:53 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3057
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 142.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 25m / -9.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.43° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.72° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.81° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.