The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 16, 2083
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 AM
6:19 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1980
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. From Columbus, 13% of the Sun is covered at 1:52 PM.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.9° / 166.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 58m / -11.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.58° / 0.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / -0.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.64° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.