The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 17, 2049
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 PM
6:52 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1560
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.0° / 349.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 53m / 7.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.68° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.77° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.08° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 216.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.