The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 17, 2095
Waxing Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 PM
6:46 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2129
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 162.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.5° / 5.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 01m / 20.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.80° / 3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.85° / -4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.07° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.