The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 17, 2183
Waning Crescent
29.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 AM
1:11 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.7%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3217
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 | 294.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.6° / 234.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 31m / -18.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.18° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.22° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.68° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.0° |
| 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.