The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 16, 1929
First Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 AM
12:43 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 76
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 | 86.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.6° / 73.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 25m / 18.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.58° / -0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.70° / 1.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.53° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.