The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 16, 2104
Waning Gibbous
73.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:50 PM
9:32 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.8%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2240
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 | 241.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.5° / 272.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 40m / -15.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.70° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.29° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.41° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.