The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 17, 2175
Waning Crescent
15.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:06 AM
2:00 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3118
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.3° / 212.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 56m / -27.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.46° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.30° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.33° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.