The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 16, 2051
Waxing Crescent
36.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.6%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1585
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 74.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.1° / 83.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 40m / 14.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.35° / -0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.72° / 1.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.72° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.