The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 16, 2066
Waning Gibbous
59.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 AM
10:19 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.2%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1770
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 | 259.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.6° / 256.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 56m / -21.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.87° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.22° / 6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.15° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.