The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 16, 1991
Waxing Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
8:30 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 385,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 843
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 | 23.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.1° / 135.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 21m / 0.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.07° / 4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.28° / -4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.05° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.