The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 17, 2157
Waxing Gibbous
63.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 AM
2:49 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.2%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2896
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 | 105.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.5° / 55.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 50m / 27.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.47° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.42° / -5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.44° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.