The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 16, 1963
Last Quarter
50.4% 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
12:58 AM
11:38 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 496
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.0° / 253.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 43m / -14.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.01° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / -5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.93° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.