The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 16, 1975
Waxing Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 AM
11:38 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 645
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 | 59.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 94.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 37m / 13.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.38° / 3.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.67° / -3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.73° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.