The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 16, 2043
First Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:58 AM
1:16 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1486
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.5° / 68.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 39m / 23.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.91° / 3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.76° / -4.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.10° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.