The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 16, 2033
Waning Gibbous
94.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 PM
8:15 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.8%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1362
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 206.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.2° / 312.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 36m / -0.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.61° / -2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.94° / 3.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.08° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.