The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 17, 2123
Waning Gibbous
57.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:38 AM
10:35 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.3%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2475
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 261.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.0° / 255.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 08m / -20.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.27° / -2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.18° / 4.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.37° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.