The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 16, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
75.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:01 PM
4:04 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.9%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1288
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 | 121.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.6° / 43.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 56m / 27.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.01° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.19° / -4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.83° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.