The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 16, 1901
Waning Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 AM
3:44 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -271
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 203.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 47m / -16.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.48° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.87° / -4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.44° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.