The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 17, 2174
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 PM
7:53 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3106
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 | 189.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.0° / 333.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 44m / 9.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.73° / 1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.17° / -1.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.78° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.