The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 16, 1992
Waxing Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 PM
6:01 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 855
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 | 156.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.3° / 13.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 24m / 17.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.24° / -2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.26° / 3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.44° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.