The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 16, 2031
Waning Crescent
30.6% 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
3:03 AM
12:50 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.6%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1337
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 292.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.0° / 233.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 20m / -21.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.82° / 1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.35° / -1.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.60° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.