The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 17, 2076
Waxing Gibbous
95.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 PM
6:17 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.3%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1894
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 | 155.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.5° / 13.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 28m / 21.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.97° / 2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.27° / -2.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.85° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.