The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 17, 2125
Full Moon
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 PM
6:34 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 356,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2500
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 172.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.9° / 356.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 31m / 9.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.94° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.21° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.05° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.