The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 16, 1912
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 AM
4:34 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -135
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 | 343.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 183.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 54m / -22.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.70° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.98° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.73° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.