The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 16, 2097
Waxing Crescent
20.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 AM
11:03 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.7%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2154
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 | 54.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 102.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 27m / 7.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.83° / -1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.64° / 3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.75° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.