The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 16, 2040
Waxing Crescent
20.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 AM
10:53 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.3%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1449
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 | 53.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 104.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 23m / 4.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.00° / -3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.13° / 5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.15° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.