The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 17, 2160
Waxing Gibbous
76.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 PM
3:52 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.9%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2933
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 | 122.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.8° / 44.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 04m / 23.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.90° / -0.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.40° / 1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.55° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.0° |
| 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.