The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 16, 2058
Last Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:30 AM
11:41 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1671
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.3° / 247.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 07m / -19.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.42° / 1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.32° / -1.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.77° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.