The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 16, 2059
Waxing Crescent
23.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 AM
11:17 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.0%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1684
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 100.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 38m / 6.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.22° / -2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.20° / 4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.35° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.