The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 16, 2047
Waning Gibbous
56.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:41 AM
10:28 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.6%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1535
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 | 262.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.0° / 253.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 07m / -22.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.50° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.60° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.34° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.