The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 16, 2036
Waning Gibbous
72.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:42 PM
10:20 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.6%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1399
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 | 243.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.8° / 276.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 01m / -7.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.77° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.62° / -5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.92° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.