The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 17, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 PM
6:35 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2265
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 | 172.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.7° / 356.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 29m / 9.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.42° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.86° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.85° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.