The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 16, 2096
Last Quarter
47.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:25 AM
11:28 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2141
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.5° / 248.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 56m / -19.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.92° / 0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.02° / 0.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.19° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.