The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 16, 2103
Waxing Gibbous
76.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 PM
4:00 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.2%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2228
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 | 121.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.4° / 44.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 55m / 25.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.90° / 2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.22° / -1.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.96° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.