The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 17, 2044
Waning Gibbous
78.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 PM
9:22 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.8%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1498
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 | 234.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.8° / 279.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 23m / -11.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 203.56° / -2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.83° / 4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.45° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.5° |
| 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.