The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 17, 2117
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 PM
8:04 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2401
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,700 km.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.4° / 331.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 53m / 10.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.50° / 3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.03° / -3.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.54° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.3° |
| 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.