The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 17, 2104
Waning Gibbous
65.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.1%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2240
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 | 252.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.2° / 262.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 28m / -18.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.67° / -3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.55° / 5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.57° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.