The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 17, 1989
Waxing Gibbous
91.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 PM
5:55 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 818
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 | 147.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.3° / 20.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 55m / 24.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.09° / 3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / -3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.15° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.