The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 16, 2045
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 AM
6:02 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1510
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 0.9° of each other in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.1° / 169.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 51m / -13.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.30° / -0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.45° / 1.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.21° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 48.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.