The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 17, 2200
Waxing Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 AM
9:58 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3428
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 | 40.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 115.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 31m / 5.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.35° / 2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.67° / -1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.72° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.