The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 16, 1961
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 AM
8:00 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 472
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 | 19.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.6° / 142.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 13m / -6.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.84° / -0.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.25° / 2.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.14° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.