The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Waxing Crescent
22.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 AM
11:08 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.7%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1214
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 | 56.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 101.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 38m / 5.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.93° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.07° / 5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.76° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.