The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 17, 2192
Waxing Crescent
24.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 AM
11:37 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3329
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.7° / 96.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 40m / 12.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.57° / 1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.41° / -1.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.07° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.