The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 17, 2163
Waxing Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 PM
6:07 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2970
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 | 163.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.7° / 7.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 53m / 12.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.10° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.77° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.59° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.