The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 16, 2107
Waning Crescent
31.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 AM
12:54 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.6%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2277
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 | 291.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.1° / 235.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 14m / -19.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.17° / 3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.58° / -4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.45° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.