The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 16, 2069
Waning Crescent
27.9% 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
3:16 AM
1:11 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1807
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 | 296.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.4° / 231.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 39m / -20.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.99° / 3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.57° / -3.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.20° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.