The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 16, 2073
Waxing Gibbous
64.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:41 PM
2:18 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.3%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1857
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 | 106.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.1° / 60.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 58m / 17.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.19° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.83° / 7.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.85° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.