The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 16, 1943
Waxing Gibbous
88.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:06 PM
6:01 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.8%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 249
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 140.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.9° / 14.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 16m / 19.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.02° / -3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.11° / 4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.76° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.