The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 17, 2138
Waxing Gibbous
59.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:28 AM
2:27 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.5%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2661
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 100.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.2° / 58.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 29m / 27.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.68° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.77° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.22° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.