The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 16, 1986
First Quarter
49.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:03 AM
1:10 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.0%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 781
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.0° / 70.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 34m / 21.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.42° / 2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.63° / -2.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.30° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.