The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 16, 2108
Waxing Crescent
19.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:33 AM
10:45 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.0%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2290
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 | 51.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 105.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 10m / 6.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.74° / -0.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.31° / 1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.66° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.