The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 17, 1997
Waxing Gibbous
81.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 PM
4:00 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.0%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 917
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 | 128.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.5° / 42.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 32m / 18.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.52° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.82° / 7.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.74° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.