The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 16, 1972
Waxing Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 AM
8:27 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 608
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 | 22.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.6° / 137.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 17m / -0.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.76° / 3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.39° / -3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.87° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.