The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 16, 1931
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 AM
5:19 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 100
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 | 350.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 175.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 27m / -19.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.91° / -4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.13° / 6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.55° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 43.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.