The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 16, 2099
Waning Crescent
10.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:46 AM
2:41 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.7%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2178
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 | 322.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.1° / 204.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 32m / -26.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.46° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.35° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.29° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.