The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 16, 1945
Waxing Crescent
21.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.1%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 274
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 | 54.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.9° / 94.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 29m / 3.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.06° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.37° / 7.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.32° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.