The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 17, 1972
Waxing Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 AM
9:41 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 608
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,200 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.5° / 119.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 09m / 5.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.36° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.81° / -5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.68° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.