The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 17, 2173
Waxing Crescent
31.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:00 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.4%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3094
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 | 67.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 87.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 17m / 15.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.37° / 1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.26° / -1.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.70° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.5° |
| 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.