The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 16, 2030
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 PM
6:06 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1325
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 | 160.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.2° / 10.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 40m / 14.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.54° / -3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.42° / 5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.84° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.