The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 17, 2142
Last Quarter
49.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:24 AM
11:11 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.3%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2710
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.3° / 248.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 49m / -21.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.89° / -1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.19° / 2.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.17° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.