The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 17, 2189
Waxing Crescent
5.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 AM
8:37 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3292
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.4° / 132.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 56m / -5.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.88° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.67° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.99° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.