The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 16, 2024
First Quarter
51.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 AM
1:22 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.0%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 381,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1251
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.6° / 67.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 42m / 23.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.53° / 3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.55° / -3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.88° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.