The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 16, 2112
Waning Gibbous
87.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:50 PM
9:29 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.1%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2339
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 221.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.5° / 297.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 41m / 0.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.14° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.25° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.82° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.