The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 16, 2081
First Quarter
47.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
1:09 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.9%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 385,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1956
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.8° / 69.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 31m / 23.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.19° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.39° / -5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.46° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.