The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 17, 2047
Last Quarter
45.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:53 AM
11:14 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.3%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1535
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.6° / 243.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 07m / -24.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.46° / -4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.38° / 5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.50° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.