The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 17, 2111
Waxing Gibbous
69.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:02 PM
2:52 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.5%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2327
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 | 112.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.3° / 54.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 23m / 18.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.26° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.03° / 6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.39° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.