The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 17, 2172
Waning Crescent
42.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 AM
11:32 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.7%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3081
Events on this date
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.7° / 241.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 19m / -24.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.17° / -2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.52° / 4.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.23° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.