The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 17, 2070
First Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 AM
12:36 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1820
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,200 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.9° / 75.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 30m / 16.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.15° / -2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.17° / 3.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.74° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.