The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 16, 1990
Waning Gibbous
60.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 AM
10:13 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.2%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 830
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 258.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.8° / 256.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 48m / -21.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.07° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.45° / 7.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.10° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.