The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 16, 2079
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 PM
8:05 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1931
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 | 189.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.0° / 334.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 42m / 12.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.22° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.18° / -4.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.92° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.