The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 17, 2128
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 PM
8:02 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2537
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 | 196.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.2° / 324.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 05m / 5.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.06° / -0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.09° / 0.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.79° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.