The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Waxing Gibbous
65.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 PM
2:22 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.2%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1152
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 | 107.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.0° / 59.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 58m / 17.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.15° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.66° / 7.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.26° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.