The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 16, 2056
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:12 AM
7:20 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1647
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 | 12.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 149.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 54m / -10.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.67° / -3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.38° / 5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.49° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.