The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 17, 2184
Waxing Crescent
37.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.7%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3230
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 75.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 84.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 53m / 11.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.24° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.57° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.43° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.