The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 16, 2072
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 AM
4:13 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1844
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 197.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 14m / -15.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.19° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.83° / -4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.15° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.