The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 17, 2180
Last Quarter
55.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:38 AM
10:50 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.7%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3180
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 263.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.3° / 255.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 19m / -19.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.28° / -0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.31° / 1.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.62° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.