The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 16, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:45 PM
5:55 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2265
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 | 159.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.8° / 12.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 32m / 13.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.96° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.66° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.98° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.