The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 17, 2120
Waning Gibbous
91.1% 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
9:28 PM
8:31 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2438
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 | 214.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.2° / 301.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 05m / -4.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.92° / -3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.09° / 5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.38° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.