The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 16, 2052
Waning Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 PM
8:09 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1597
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 | 203.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.3° / 316.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 23m / 1.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.79° / -2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.26° / 3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.71° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.