The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 16, 1956
Waxing Crescent
22.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 AM
11:23 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.5%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 410
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.3° / 97.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 21m / 12.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.47° / 3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.39° / -4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.54° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.1° |
| 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.