The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 16, 1920
Waning Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:03 AM
3:17 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -36
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.3° / 209.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 22m / -17.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.52° / 4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.86° / -4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.06° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.