The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 16, 1984
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:49 PM
7:31 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 756
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.5° / 350.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 46m / 18.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.63° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.58° / -5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.86° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 330.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.