The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 17, 1992
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 PM
6:39 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 855
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,100 km.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 171.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.6° / 357.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 23m / 11.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.40° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.57° / 5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.30° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.