The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 16, 2078
Waxing Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 AM
11:15 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1919
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 | 56.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 101.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 35m / 7.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.68° / -2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.45° / 3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.56° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.