The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 16, 2002
Waxing Crescent
16.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:43 AM
10:20 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.6%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 979
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 110.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 05m / 1.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.60° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.16° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.57° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.