The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 17, 2043
Waxing Gibbous
61.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:41 AM
2:32 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.3%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1486
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 | 103.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.3° / 57.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 39m / 26.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.93° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.62° / -5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.93° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.