The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 17, 2181
Waxing Crescent
16.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
10:34 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.5%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3193
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 | 47.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.3° / 107.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 00m / 8.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.24° / 2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.64° / -1.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.35° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.3° |
| 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.