The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 17, 2054
Waxing Gibbous
72.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:22 PM
3:04 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.3%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1622
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 | 116.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.2° / 52.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 42m / 18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.76° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.22° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.49° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.