The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 17, 2060
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 PM
8:18 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1696
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 | 194.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.1° / 327.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 05m / 10.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.25° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.18° / -4.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.28° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.