The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 16, 2085
Waning Gibbous
59.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 AM
10:19 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.8%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2005
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 | 258.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.7° / 256.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 56m / -20.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.60° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.65° / 6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.94° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.