The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 17, 2178
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 AM
6:25 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.8 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3155
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.2° / 167.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 59m / -8.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.84° / 3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.01° / -4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.49° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 151.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.