The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 16, 2061
Waning Crescent
13.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 AM
2:13 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.7%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1708
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 | 316.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.4° / 209.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 10m / -27.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.43° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / 7.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.84° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.