The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 16, 1958
Waning Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
4:36 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 434
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.3° / 193.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 27m / -13.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.76° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.17° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.69° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.