The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 16, 2057
Waxing Gibbous
91.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 PM
5:41 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1659
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 146.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.0° / 21.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 51m / 22.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.47° / 1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.94° / -0.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.62° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.