The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 16, 2049
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 PM
6:23 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1560
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 | 166.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.3° / 3.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 06m / 12.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.42° / -4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.77° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.06° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.