The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 17, 2028
Last Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:50 AM
11:07 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1300
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.6° / 244.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 00m / -25.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.97° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.09° / 6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.69° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.