The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 16, 2046
Waxing Gibbous
76.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:05 PM
4:05 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.2%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1523
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 | 121.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.2° / 43.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 59m / 27.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.67° / 3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.72° / -3.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.03° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.