The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 17, 2182
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 PM
6:30 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3205
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 | 170.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.6° / 359.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 21m / 10.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.28° / -4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.82° / 6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.79° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.2° |
| 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.