The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 16, 2028
Waning Gibbous
56.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:41 AM
10:26 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.8%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1300
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 | 262.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.3° / 253.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 04m / -22.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.87° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.17° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -74.53° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.