The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 16, 2088
Waning Crescent
30.1% 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
3:03 AM
1:01 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.1%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2042
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 | 293.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.0° / 233.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 25m / -19.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.68° / 3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.89° / -3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.81° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.