The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 17, 2005
Waxing Gibbous
66.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 PM
3:05 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.2%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1016
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 | 108.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.2° / 52.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 06m / 26.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.98° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / -4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.34° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.