The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 17, 2165
First Quarter
47.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 AM
12:44 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.8%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2995
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 75.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 42m / 14.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.59° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.97° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.05° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.