The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 16, 2003
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 PM
7:34 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 991
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.6° / 349.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 18.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.81° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.60° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.95° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 338.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.