The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 17, 2003
Waning Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 PM
8:09 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 991
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 189.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.4° / 333.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 47m / 13.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.21° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.48° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.09° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.