The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 17, 2072
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 AM
5:07 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1844
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.5° / 184.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 02m / -13.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.00° / 3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.55° / -3.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.34° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.