The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 17, 2152
Waxing Gibbous
88.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 PM
5:24 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.3%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2834
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 140.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.6° / 27.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 25.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.57° / 3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.43° / -3.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.95° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.