The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 16, 1967
Waxing Crescent
40.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 AM
12:15 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.9%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 546
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 79.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.2° / 78.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 56m / 17.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.71° / 0.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / -0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.09° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.