The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 16, 2050
Waning Crescent
31.3% 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
2:57 AM
12:49 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.3%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1572
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 292.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.0° / 234.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 19m / -20.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.32° / 2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.05° / -1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.40° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.