The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 17, 1908
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 PM
7:50 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -184
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.7° / 340.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 19m / 14.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.27° / 3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.64° / -4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.27° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.