The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 16, 2042
Waning Crescent
17.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 AM
1:44 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.4%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1473
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 | 310.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.4° / 214.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 41m / -27.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.10° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.80° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.04° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.