The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 16, 2087
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 PM
6:29 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2030
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 | 169.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.7° / 359.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 16m / 10.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.16° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.77° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.64° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.