The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 16, 1921
Waxing Gibbous
60.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 PM
1:59 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.3%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -23
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 | 101.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.8° / 63.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 18.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.27° / -3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.68° / 4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.92° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.