The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 16, 2038
Waxing Gibbous
88.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 PM
5:10 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.8%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1424
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 0.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 140.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.9° / 28.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 22m / 22.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.85° / -0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.26° / 0.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.42° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.