The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 16, 1997
Waxing Gibbous
72.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:24 PM
3:10 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.9%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 917
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 | 117.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.7° / 51.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 40m / 18.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.28° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.76° / 7.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.89° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.