The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 17, 2038
Waxing Gibbous
94.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 PM
6:03 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.8%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1424
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 | 153.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.2° / 15.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 21m / 20.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.70° / 1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.70° / -0.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.28° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.