The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 16, 1966
Waning Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:26 AM
2:30 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 533
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 | 319.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.8° / 207.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 15m / -25.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.86° / -3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.62° / 5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.03° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.