The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 17, 2065
Waxing Gibbous
87.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 PM
5:13 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.5%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1758
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 | 138.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.6° / 29.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 20m / 23.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.16° / 1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.73° / -1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.09° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.