The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 17, 2185
Waning Gibbous
89.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 PM
9:07 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.7%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3242
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 | 217.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.1° / 300.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 31m / 0.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.86° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.84° / -3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.15° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.