The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 16, 2009
Last Quarter
52.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:16 AM
10:43 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.0%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1065
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.0° / 249.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 30m / -24.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.02° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.32° / 7.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.90° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.