The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 17, 2112
Waning Gibbous
80.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:48 PM
9:56 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.0%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2339
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 | 233.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.3° / 285.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 26m / -3.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.29° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.34° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.97° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.