The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 17, 2191
Waning Crescent
44.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:53 AM
11:21 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.5%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3316
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.4° / 243.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 12m / -24.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.47° / -3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.43° / 4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.05° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.