The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 16, 2053
Waning Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
4:29 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1609
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 | 337.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 194.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 28m / -14.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.73° / 4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.60° / -4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.52° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.