The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 16, 2091
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:10 AM
4:44 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2079
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 | 340.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.5° / 189.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 43m / -15.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.08° / 2.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.58° / -2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.95° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.