The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 17, 2168
Waxing Gibbous
64.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 PM
2:19 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.2%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3032
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 | 106.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.6° / 59.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 56m / 19.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.93° / -3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.65° / 5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.15° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.