The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 16, 2004
Waning Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 AM
1:49 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1003
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,300 km.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.1° / 214.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 40m / -27.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.82° / -4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.29° / 6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.45° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.