The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 16, 2026
Waning Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 AM
5:25 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 387,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1275
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.2° / 176.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 26m / -17.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.48° / -1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.12° / 3.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.39° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.