The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 17, 2022
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 PM
8:14 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1226
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 | 191.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.6° / 330.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 57m / 11.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.91° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.87° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.