The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 16, 2076
Waxing Gibbous
90.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 PM
5:34 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.6%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1894
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 144.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.3° / 24.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 37m / 23.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.17° / 1.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.75° / -1.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.00° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.