The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 17, 2035
Waxing Gibbous
73.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 PM
3:12 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.9%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1387
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 | 118.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.6° / 50.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 49m / 18.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.43° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.62° / 7.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.30° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.