The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 16, 2013
Waxing Crescent
39.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:36 AM
12:08 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.3%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1115
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.3° / 80.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 52m / 16.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.68° / 0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.27° / 0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.13° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.