The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 17, 2144
Waxing Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:46 PM
5:53 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2735
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 | 159.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.1° / 12.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 35m / 13.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.68° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / 7.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.38° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.4° |
| 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.