The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 16, 2012
Waning Crescent
28.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:18 AM
12:59 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.4%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1102
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.3° / 230.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 30m / -22.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.13° / 1.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.18° / -0.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.80° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.