The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 16, 1999
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 AM
6:47 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 942
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.5° / 159.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 21m / -11.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.06° / -1.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / 2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.73° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.