The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 16, 2098
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 PM
8:07 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2166
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.8° / 331.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 52m / 11.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.20° / 3.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.94° / -3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.73° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.