The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 16, 1933
Waning Gibbous
60.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 AM
10:15 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.1%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 125
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 | 258.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.5° / 257.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 48m / -21.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.00° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.22° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.87° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.7° |
| 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.