The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 17, 2158
Waning Gibbous
82.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:48 PM
8:57 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.4%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2908
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 | 229.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.2° / 283.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 01m / -11.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.51° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.03° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.95° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.