The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 16, 2102
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 AM
5:21 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2215
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 | 348.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.7° / 180.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 13m / -15.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.94° / 0.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.83° / 0.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.26° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.