The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 16, 2084
Waxing Gibbous
78.1% 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
1:22 PM
4:15 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.1%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1993
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 | 124.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.7° / 41.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 09m / 25.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.12° / 2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.44° / -2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.58° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.