The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 17, 2197
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 AM
7:07 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3391
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 | 7.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.1° / 157.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 28m / -4.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.95° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.99° / -5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.68° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 220.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.