The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 17, 2046
Waxing Gibbous
85.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 PM
5:00 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.1%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1523
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 134.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.6° / 32.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 01m / 25.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.72° / 2.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.91° / -2.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.88° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.