The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 17, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
85.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 PM
5:03 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.3%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1288
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 | 134.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.2° / 31.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 01m / 25.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.63° / 3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.80° / -3.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.68° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.