The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 16, 2100
Waxing Crescent
43.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:29 AM
12:43 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.6%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2191
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 82.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.8° / 73.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 07m / 22.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.53° / 4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.10° / -5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.84° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.