The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 16, 1942
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 AM
8:44 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 237
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 | 15.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 130.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 58m / -6.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.09° / 0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.40° / 0.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.46° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.