The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 17, 2149
Waxing Gibbous
76.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:34 PM
3:37 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.4%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2797
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 | 121.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.5° / 46.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 04m / 20.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.97° / -2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.37° / 4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.82° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.