The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 16, 1910
First Quarter
49.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:19 AM
12:58 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.4%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -159
Events on this date
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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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.4° / 71.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 18.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.34° / -0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.28° / 1.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.33° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.