The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 17, 2055
Waning Gibbous
59.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:05 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.7%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1634
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 | 258.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.2° / 262.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 08m / -12.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.88° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.32° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.86° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.