The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 16, 1977
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 AM
4:57 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 669
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.8° / 189.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 44m / -13.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.89° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.16° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.49° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.