The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 16, 2062
First Quarter
47.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:46 AM
1:01 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.5%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1721
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 70.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 27m / 23.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.26° / 4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.11° / -4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.28° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.