The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 16, 2064
Waning Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 AM
5:44 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1745
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.4° / 173.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 36m / -14.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.41° / -0.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.61° / 1.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.82° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.