The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 17, 2155
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 PM
7:41 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2871
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.1° / 342.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 18m / 13.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.44° / 2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.17° / -2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.00° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.